Programme

Modern collaboration requires changes in the usual patterns employed for organizing childcare in various difficult life situations. There has been a significant shift in institutional activities in terms of protecting the interests of children. National projects today move towards more effective help for children. Best practices accumulated by both private and public structures possess great potential for broadcasting. A transformation in the role of the state in social support for children, subsidizing of programmes and projects, resource cooperation, and pooling of efforts will all bring overall improvement in everyone’s best interests.
‒ What factors will determine the success of collaborative efforts between the state and private sector?
‒ What will serve as the basis for a partnership in children’s best interests?
‒ What measures will advance the joint agenda in the near future?
‒ What could be the most effective models and formats for cooperation between sectors?
‒ Digital models of joint activities: pros and cons
‒ What future awaits us – a portrait of success

Moderator
Vladimir Yablonskiy, Заместитель председателя правления, Фонд поддержки детей, находящихся в трудной жизненной ситуации

Panellists
Marina Abramova, Vice President, Eksmo-AST Publishing Group; Chairman of the Regional Development Committee, Russian Book Union
Anna Bitova, Director, Center for Curative Pedagogics
Yulianna Viner, Member of the Board of Trustees, Charitable Foundation for Support of Socially Vulnerable People Life is a Miracle
Marina Gordeeva, Chairman of the Management Board, Fund for Support Children in Difficult Situation
Faina Zakharova, President, Life Line Charity Foundation for Saving Seriously Ill Children
Yuliya Zimova, President, Interregional Public Organization of Social Assistance to Children Our Children
Lenara Ivanova, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Sergey Rybalchenko, General Director, ANO "Institute for Scientific Public Expertise"
Elena Feoktistova, Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable Development and Social Entrepreneurship Directorate, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
Artem Shadrin, Director, Department of Social Development Innovations, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Marina Abramova

Vice President, Eksmo-AST Publishing Group; Chairman of the Regional Development Committee, Russian Book Union

Anna Bitova

Director, Center for Curative Pedagogics

Anna Bitova, Director and Board Member of the Centre for Curative Pedagogics (Moscow)
Since 1980, has worked in rehabilitation and education of children with psychological development disorders.
Anna is a speech therapist, author and a co-author of numerous programmes for children with development disorders. Anna is involved in implementing educational programmes and internships for professionals of specialized organizations throughout Russia, leading scientific research, consulting on launching and managing similar organizations.
Member of the Presidential Council on Social Protection, the interagency workgroup on support for children and adults with disabilities under the Russian Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, as well as various commissions.

Yulianna Viner

Member of the Board of Trustees, Charitable Foundation for Support of Socially Vulnerable People Life is a Miracle

Marina Gordeeva

Chairman of the Management Board, Fund for Support Children in Difficult Situation

Faina Zakharova

President, Life Line Charity Foundation for Saving Seriously Ill Children

A public figure, an expert in the non-commercial sector, the President of Life Line Charity Foundation for salvation of severely ill children. Zakharova has been awarded an honorable distinction “For Benevolence”. The above mentioned state reward was presented to her by Mr. Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, in the Kremlin in 2013. Faina Yakovlevna is a member of the Public Council in RF Health Ministry. Zakharova has been a founder and an inspirational figure for establishing the Russian branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Russia). She has guided a number of special CAF Russia programmes. Besides, she was involved in arranging the first conference “Charity in Russia” (2005). In 2014 Faina Zakharova was one of the founders of the Association of Fundraisers. She also deserves credit for running “The Year of Charity in Russia” (2006). Apart from that, she has been the author of a number of successful as well as efficient charity events such as “A red nose – a kind heart!”, the first in Russia charity “Running Race 5275”, “Someone’s life – not a trifle!” and others. In 2017 Faina Zakharova was included in the top 75 list of the most respected people in the country possessing a high moral and professional authority according to The Russian Reporter Magazine. Faina Zakharova is keen on travelling and is interested in modern arts.

Yuliya Zimova

President, Interregional Public Organization of Social Assistance to Children Our Children

Lenara Ivanova

Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bashkortostan

Place of birth: Neftekamsk
Date of birth: 31.12.1968
Education
Graduated from Ufa State Aviation Technological University (previously the Ufa Aviation Institute, UAI) in Economics and Engineering and from Bashkir State University in Law.
1990 to 1991: chaired the UAI Students Union.
1991 to 1993: headed the Republican Centre of the Leisure and Recreation Department at the Union Federation Council of Bashkortostan.
1993 to 2004: instructor and legal inspector of the legal protection department at the Union Federation Council of Bashkortostan.
2004 to 2006: Secretary at the Union Federation of Bashkortostan.
2006 to 2010: Deputy Chairman of the Union Federation in the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Since 2010: Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Sergey Rybalchenko

General Director, ANO "Institute for Scientific Public Expertise"

Mr. Rybalchenko is General Director of the Institute for Research and Community Expert Evaluation, head of the working group for social policy under the Russian Government Expert Board, member of the Community Council at the Russian Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, as well as the Russian Public Labour Board. He graduated from the Bauman Moscow State Technical School (1987) and from the postgraduate course of the National Research Institute Higher School of Economics (2010), Candidate of Economics.
1992 to 2006: worked in local government bodies and, since 2006, has been active in public and research work as an expert in strategic planning, family and demographic policy. He has authored 25 scholarly articles, including 4 monographs. The Institute for Research and Community Expert Evaluation serves as an umbrella for leading experts in family and demographic policies, performing expert evaluation of the regulatory impact of the legislation and managerial decisions.

Artem Shadrin

Director, Department of Social Development Innovations, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Born on November 25, 1975 in Moscow.
Educational background:
1997 – Russian State University for the Humanities, majoring in Global Economics.
2000 – Higher School of Economics, PhD in Public Administration and Global Economics
Professional background:
1996 – Fellow, Institute for the Economy in Transition.
2001 – Fellow, Higher School of Economics.
2000 – 2004 – Advisor to the First Deputy of the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation (non-staff).
2004 – 2008 – Head of Social and Economic Reform Strategy Department, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2008 – 2011 – Deputy Director, Strategic Management and Budgeting, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2011 – 2012 – Director, Strategic Management and Budgeting, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2012 – 2015 – Director, Innovation Development Department, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2016 till present time – Director, Strategic Development and Investment, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Awards:
2006 – Letter of acknowledgement from the Minister of Economic Development and Trade.
2008 – Order for Merit to the Fatherland, 2nd degree.
2010 – Letter of acknowledgement from the President of the Russian Federation.